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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

3. Inventories

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, inventories consisted of the following:

			March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Finished goods		$	751,027	$	640,355
Raw materials and purchased components			194,808		185,146
Health care supplies			186,687		195,519
Work in process			74,250		76,084
	Inventories	$	1,206,772	$	1,097,104

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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